ADVISORY/Meara of Alogent and Bost of Diebold Participate on the 'Point of Presentment Strategies in a Check 21 World' Panel at TAWPI Checks in Transition/2004 Conference.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (Mar. 4)

TAWPI Checks in Transition Conference

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Who:   Robert Meara, director of product marketing for Alogent
       Corporation and Peg Bost, director of financial industry
       marketing for Diebold, Incorporated, are co-presenting on a
       panel discussion at the TAWPI Checks in Transition/2004
       Conference.  Currently, Alogent processes one billion
       transactions annually in the U.S. and is the technology
       supplier for the largest branch deposit automation
       implementation in the world.  Diebold is a global leader in
       providing integrated self-service delivery systems, security
       and services.  Andy Kurtz, product Manager for Wausau Financial
       Systems, will also participate on the panel.

What:  According to The Check Stops Here:  The Forces Moving Check
       Truncation to the ATM, a paper published by CELENT, the ATM has
       been an overlooked factor in improving the check deposit
       handling process.  ATMs handle, on average, only 10 to 15
       percent of total retail check deposits, but they have a proven
       potential to handle more than 40 percent.  By capturing images
       and data at the ATM, banks can generate savings as high as 75
       percent per item.

       The Diebold-Alogent presentation will provide attendees with a
       high level view of the universal benefits of an enterprise-wide
       image and data workflow from all points of presentment,
       including such locations as teller counters, commercial back
       counters, cash vaults, ATMs, corporate lockboxes, and merchant
       back offices. The participants will then make a closer
       examination of the specific benefits and challenges facing
       bankers integrating image and data capture at the ATM.

       Deposit automation increases consumer satisfaction by enhancing
       the quality of the deposit transaction, increasing the accuracy
       of float assignment and improving workflow efficiencies.  Check
       imaging at the point-of-service enables institutions to better
       manage risk by reducing the chance for fraud, bad checks or
       kiting.

       In addition to significantly reducing check-processing costs,
       deposit automation allows financial institutions to accelerate
       electronic check clearing and settlement under Check 21.

Where: TAWPI Checks in Transition Conference
       Millenium Hotel
       St. Louis, MO

When:  March 4, 2004
       11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.